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Passengers at Godalming, Surrey, will benefit from a better, more accessible station after Network Rail officially unveiled a £4m upgrade, which was completed four weeks earlier than planned, alongside representatives from the Department for Transport; the council; a local access campaigner; Jeremy Hunt, MP for South West Surrey; and South West Trains.

Network Rail volunteer Tom Crosby received the Judges Special Award at last night’s National Rail Awards. Tom was recognised for the fantastic work he does highlighting the dangers of trespass to children and young adults and received a standing ovation for the fantastic work he’s done in his community.

Rail industry leaders have today published ‘Investing in the Future’, a report that will be a starting point for discussions with the Scottish Government and the public about the future of Scotland’s railway.

A railway bridge in Leeds is set to be repainted in rainbow colours as part of repair and strengthening work.

Network Rail has confirmed that a bridge which partially collapsed over the Midland Main Line in Leicestershire will reopen early next year.

• Track now fully installed from Oxford city centre to London Marylebone.
• Chiltern Railways services from Oxford city centre set to launch on 12 December 2016.
• First new rail route between a major British city and London in over 100 years.

Royal Wootton Bassett residents are invited to attend a drop-in event to find out more about the next steps to prepare three bridges in the town for the arrival of a new fleet of electric trains as part of its Railway Upgrade Plan.

From this Saturday (24 September) there will be no service between Gospel Oak and Barking (seven days a week) until February 2017 while work takes place to electrify the route ready for new trains that will carry twice as many passengers.